| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 58.7% | 62.4% | 66.0% | 69.7% | 73.3% | 77.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 2.1% | 4.0% | 5.9% | 7.8% | 9.7% | 11.7% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 3.6% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 8.2% | 9.7% | 11.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
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| 4.0% | 5.9% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 11.5% | 13.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.23% | 0.47% | 0.70% | 0.94% | 1.18% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $36,700 | $38,400 | $40,100 | $41,800 | $43,400 | $45,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $30k | $45k | $59k | $74k | $88k | $103k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $31,700 | $35,100 | $38,500 | $41,900 | $45,300 | $48,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $29,500 | $33,800 | $38,100 | $42,400 | $46,700 | $51,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $58,600 | $59,600 | $60,600 | $61,500 | $62,500 | $63,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 64.8% | 67.6% | 70.3% | 73.0% | 75.7% | 78.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 1.23% | 1.37% | 1.51% | 1.65% | 1.79% | 1.93% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 2.32% | 2.56% | 2.80% | 3.04% | 3.28% | 3.52% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.23% | 0.31% | 0.39% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $34,700 | $36,800 | $38,800 | $40,800 | $42,800 | $44,900 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $55,700 | $57,700 | $59,600 | $61,500 | $63,500 | $65,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $36,100 | $37,300 | $38,400 | $39,500 | $40,600 | $41,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $33,900 | $38,100 | $42,300 | $46,400 | $50,600 | $54,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $29,600 | $33,900 | $38,200 | $42,500 | $46,700 | $51,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
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| $31,000 | $32,600 | $34,200 | $35,800 | $37,300 | $38,900 |  
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A sector describes the organizational category of a person’s employing organization. On this page, all employed persons are categorized as working in one of the following sectors (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page): 
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Private for-profit wage and salary workers:
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Private: Employee of private company workers
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Self-Employed: Self-employed in own incorporated business workers
 
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Non-Profit: Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers
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Local Government: Local government workers
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State Government: State government workers
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Federal Government: Federal government workers
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Sole Proprietor: Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers
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Unpaid Family: Unpaid family workers
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